Anyone who is good with history?

The two %26quot;lessons%26quot; that have dominated US foreign policy since WWII were drawn from the Munich Conference of 1938 and the bombing of pearl harbor in 1941. What are these %26quot;lessons%26quot; and to what extent do they still apply?


(Hint; 9/11 in 2001 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003)
Anyone who is good with history?
They have no relevance.
Anyone who is good with history?
The lesson from the Munich Agreement is to draw a closer line in the sand, %26quot;if you give them an Inch, they take a mile%26quot;. That one was quite literal. And the lesson from pearl harbor is fact that you can%26#039;t keep out of the world forever. You can%26#039;t wait for them to knock over your slerpy to respond.
Reply:Appeasement doesn%26#039;t work. Unless and until you are prepared to resort to violence to counter violence, the person/nation you are attempting to appease will simply continue to demand more.


Always be prepared for the unexpected, and appropriate communications of intellegence is nessacary to avoid really nasty suprises.





Both apply as much as they did in WW 2. Human nature simply doesn%26#039;t change that much that quickly. And the next major attack probably won%26#039;t be with planes into buildings. We are somewhat prepared for that. Look for some other form of attack.